The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
HERALDRY IN AMERICA.
NOTES MADE IN A NEW FORK CITY
COAT OF ARMS FACTORE


This IL n Country or Equal Ki-hts. AND Any-
body Cav Have Coat OF Arm. by Paying
ferit-MauyPeopieG Go In for thePriviieEo.
A reporter was strolling through cross
street tho other day when his attention was
attracted by Sign over the door Of one OF the
basement shops with which the place abound
cd. The sign road.
Hall of Reoords-LegaL Genealogical Iiersldic, Fam
,iy Searches and Investigations made In al, parts Of Bu
rope Heralry IN all ita legal bearnRS with full inter
pretatons; Family Records Of Dutch. Puritan, French
German, and English Families Fifteen years the Pot
egn Agent Of tho New York College OF Heradry. Two
hundred thousand recorda sixty thousand Of HuRue.
nots; Antique Clocks furniture, Portraits and Paint
inEs with the Armoriai bearings.
The windows above which this lengthy lc-
gond WAS displayed were filled with a colec-
ton Of heraldic devices, coats OF arms painted
In bright colors and ford designs on largo
sheets Of paper and parchment old book
platos, and copies OF inscriptions on old tomb
stones. Conspicuous among the display OF
coats OF arms was large design consisting Of
u red shield. upon which wore throe yellow OBJ
jccts resembling cockleshells. 1t was flanked
by supporters In the shape Of two naked men
with clubs. and embellished with ornamental
scroll work OF the most elaborite description.
Below the shield was the name Ulysses
doors were similar designs, representing
coats Of arms which were ascrlbed to
nearly all the noted men OF tho present time.
Around the sides OF tho room were ranged rows
of tall, brass-faced clocks, Of the style OF CEN
fury or two ago. and several othor pieces Of
antique-fashioned furniture. They wero all
mIde after the same general plan and method
Of ornamentation, being built OF dark-colored
oak, inlaid with llghter-colored wood re-
sombling maple. Coats Of arms Of different
families and OF various nationalities were
worked into the inlaying. On screen were
hung several time -staned cracked oil paint
ings. while on n dresser In tho corner was set
OF crockery very much resembling the cheap
blue china" manufactured largely now. and
sprinkled around the room were several
bits of old armor. rusty-looking swords, yellow
leafed books, and Anticipated prints. Tho
place had the appearance Of an old curiosity
shops" but at the same time there was an air
Of similarity and uniformity in the contents Of
the room that could not but suggest tho posi-
hlity OF tho various articles having como from
VII e! s as Gs sd Ths
clocks, was particularly startling. Not only
81 a sen eRa eae
|sIn q the inlsId dssIsn r Ssh "! WAS
in Ink The "armorial bearings" of tho sew
aae Ssoss to uU ssS
the Same part OF the clocks: and one could not
help thinking that the designors OF clocks II
u ar the sy IN
beon o. partiSulary &c, cns. ia9 t. tyne Tho
able antiquity was u bald headed, deaf little
man who seemed to DO full Of all kinds Of her
tGea his haae as eSe
pedia. - .,
In answer to question Us to where oil these
informed that the proprietor had Z" brought
The eioeks srpsnaE ao
Streets Of Amsterdam and noticed the escatch;
house. o9 permsssn to 60 ,H up into the attic
found s Oq s0st MA SqSS1
clock hero Ia an Aston clock; here-"
arms p, inquired the reporter raising his voice
70 make the little man hear him. DO you
find those In the eockofts, too !" ,.,.
ton. Hr rssp dEs IT the sa tIe man. have n ny
possession oyer 100000 records OF al tho lead
and over 10000 copies Of Inscriptions on tomb
stones IN Holland and different narts OF E1
al o f
minutS.",
The little man ratified this on In the manner
Of schoolboy rehearsing defamation. and.
pulling out u drawer. showed the reporter a lot
OF small manuscript documents, each oneen-
cased in green cloth cover and Labelled with
Where do you find all tho records%
II have an invaluable collection OF old
books" was the reply, which have picked up.
These contain records of many old families,
and others get from private records and old
tombstones In many cases these are SO COW
erad UP with dirt and stains that have to
wash them with soda and water before l can
make them out"
do you have much call for the results OF
your Investigations p was asked.
oh. yes: my business is very good" replied
the little man. II supply coats OF arms to all
the principal families In New York. They come
to me and want me to look up the history of
their family and paint their coat OF arms for
them; l have such q large number Of records
"But what do You do in case they have no
coat OF arms ?" asked the reporter
ron. we'll. in that case, replied tho little
man, there Is no law to hinder q man from
adopting one. Sometimes people don't like
tho colors OF tho coats that belong to them
and want mo to paint them In different colors
or course, In that case can only give them q
certificate that it is painted like copy shown
1t is customary when persons adopt coat to
take somothing emblematic OF tho calling Of
their early ancestors One man the other day
-. $500 NJ hoc.